沿
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge
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How 沿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
water
How to remember it
along · Heisig RSH #2826
水 water + belch
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 沿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沿河土家族自治县 | Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn | Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 沿海地区 | yán hǎi dì qū | coastland; coastal areas |
| 马路沿儿 | mǎ lù yán r | roadside; edge of the road |
| 无边无沿 | wú biān wú yán | see 無邊無際|无边无际[wu2 bian1 wu2 ji4] |
| 沿河县 | Yán hé Xiàn | see 沿河土家族自治縣|沿河土家族自治县[Yan2 he2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 沿边儿 | yán biān r | to trim (border with braid, tape etc) |
| 沿条儿 | yán tiáo r | tape seam (in dressmaking); tape trim |
| 相沿成习 | xiāng yán chéng xí | well established; accepted as a result of long usage |
| 沿岸地区 | yán àn dì qū | coastal area |
| 沿儿 | yán r | edge (used directly after a noun, e.g. roadside 馬路沿兒|马路沿儿) |
| 沿海 | yán hǎi | coastal |
| 沿线 | yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line |
| 沿河 | Yán hé | see 沿河土家族自治縣|沿河土家族自治县[Yan2 he2 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 沿路 | yán lù | along the way; on the way; area beside a road |
| 历史沿革 | lì shǐ yán gé | historical development; background |
| 沿江 | yán jiāng | along the river; the region around the river |
| 沿用 | yán yòng | to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage |
| 前沿 | qián yán | (military) forward position; frontier; cutting-edge; forefront |
| 沿边 | yán biān | close to the border; along the border |
| 边沿 | biān yán | edge; fringe |